Semester intakes for the Engineering disciplines at Gold Coast: * Civil Engineering - Semester 1 and 2 intake * Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Semester 1 and 2 intake * Mechanical Engineering (new in 2012) - Semester 1 and 2 intake * Mechatronic Engineering - Semester 1 intake * Sport and Biomedical Engineering - Semester 1 intake Civil Engineering: You'll develop knowledge and skills in the planning, design, management, construction and maintenance of civil engineering projects; as well as the communication, research and critical analysis skills which are vital to a successful career as a professional engineer. In your final year, your skills will be enhanced through off-campus industry experience to prepare you for a smooth entry into the workforce. Overall, you'll complete at least 60 days engineering professional practice. If you're a student of outstanding ability, you'll have the opportunity to undertake the Bachelor of Engineering (Advanced Studies), in which you'll complete both the regular degree and specialist project work, performed under the supervision of academic staff and designed to develop exceptional understanding in a major area of your choosing. Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Electrical and electronic engineers design and create devices and equipment which use electrical energy. The program covers the fundamentals of electrical and electronic engineering, and provides a wide range of knowledge and technical skills in key areas such as communications, power generation and electrical machinery, digital signal processing, microprocessors and control systems. Emphasis is on the fundamental principles and techniques so that you'll be able to learn and adapt to new technologies in the future. In your final year, your skills will be enhanced through off-campus industry experience to prepare you for a smooth entry into the workforce. Overall, you'll complete at least 60 days engineering professional practice. If you're a student of outstanding ability, you'll have the opportunity to undertake the Bachelor of Engineering (Advanced Studies), in which you'll complete both the regular degree and specialist project work, performed under the supervision of academic staff and designed to develop exceptional understanding in a major area of your choosing. Mechanical Engineering: Mechanical Engineering at Griffith will provide you with a broad education in this exciting discipline designed to give you the skills necessary to become a professional mechanical engineer. Good mechanical engineering is built on a strong foundation of theory, reinforced by experience and innovation. Mechanical engineers are heavily involved in the development and use of new materials and technologies, as well as design and analysis using the most advanced software and computer systems. Our emphasis on mechanical design provides you with the widest range of career opportunities. Electives allow you to develop a number of specialities including vehicle technology. Mechatronic Engineering: Mechatronic engineering combines mechanics with electronics and computer systems. Mechatronic engineers design and create machinery that integrates with electronics and computer control. This program prepares you to work with innovative technologies in many different applications: intelligent machines, micro-machines, smart devices, control systems for consumer products, and robotics. The program covers the fundamentals of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering and provides a wide range of fundamental knowledge and technical skills in key areas such as mechanics, signal processing and analysis, and sensor technology. In your final year, your skills will be enhanced through off-campus industry experience to prepare you for a smooth entry into the workforce. Overall, you'll complete at least 60 days engineering professional practice. If you're a student of outstanding ability, you'll have the opportunity to undertake the Bachelor of Engineering (Advanced Studies), in which you'll complete both the regular degree and specialist project work, performed under the supervision of academic staff and designed to develop exceptional understanding in a major area of your choosing.

Civil Engineering: You will graduate with extremely strong career prospects. The program's employment rate is fuelled by strong demand in the South-East Queensland region, one of the most rapidly expanding urban growth areas in Australia. Graduates are employed in many areas of both the public and private sectors, including local and state government departments and small to large multinational consulting firms. Past graduates have obtained jobs with civil and structural consulting firms, and some are with government bodies such as the Gold Coast City Council and the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Graduates in electrical and electronic engineering should find employment in a wide range of fields, particularly in areas where rapid changes in technology are occurring. Graduates may find employment with service industries such as Telstra, Optus and electricity authorities such as Pacific Power and Energy Australia; large private industrial groups, such as Ericcson, Boeing Australia, IBM, and Alcatel; small innovative private firms specialising in the application of new technologies to new products and services, in a range of areas such as telecommunications and wireless electronics, internet services and biomedical instrumentation. A career in electrical and electronic engineering offers challenging opportunities over a wide range of activities from research and design to operations, management and planning. Mechanical Engineering: Mechanical engineering is the most diverse of all the engineering disciplines. As a result, graduates work in a range of industries including design, research and development and production. Mechanical engineers are currently working on the development of cutting edge technologies in (amongst others), the medical, automotive, marine and aerospace sectors, the renewable energy sector and the sports. Mechatronic Engineering: Mechatronic engineers can find employment throughout a wide range of fields that are normally covered by mechanical, electrical and computer engineering. Graduates may find employment with: companies which design and manufacture consumer machines such as washing machines and motor vehicles; companies which design, manufacture and install specialised industrial machines for agriculture, mining and manufacturing; companies whose primary interests relate to mechanical, electrical or computer engineering; small to medium high technology companies involving automation. Electronic and Biomedical Engineering: Graduates of sport and biomedical engineering may be involved in the rapidly growing commercial market for health and fitness applications, both software and hardware. They may also find employment in the world wide market for designing or installing and servicing smart instruments for biomedical and healthy lifestyles applications. As engineers, making the technology happen, they may also support medical, biological and sports research teams. Some graduates may choose to work as electronics engineers. Electronic and Biomedical engineering graduates have a number of opportunities to move into higher degree research.